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Deltek Update Fall 2013

Deltek Update Fall 2013

By Michael Fauscette on October 23, 2013

Last week in Dallas Deltek’s customers and partners gathered for its annual user conference. As usual it was well attended and the audience was very enthusiastic.  Deltek’s customers are some of the most loyal and vocal I’ve seen in the enterprise software business. While there were many product announcements with lot’s of new features and […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged collaboration, Deltek, erp, Kona, Professional Services, Project, project management, Social, solution, SRP

News Analysis: Mr. N R Narayana Murthy Returns To Infosys As Executive Chairman of the Board

News Analysis: Mr. N R Narayana Murthy Returns To Infosys As Executive Chairman of the Board

By R "Ray" Wang on June 3, 2013

Will There Be A Come Back For NRN and Infosys? Infosys announced on June 1st, 2013, that Mr. N R Narayana Murthy (NRN), the legendary co-founder of Infosys who retired in August 2011 as Chairman Emeritus, has been appointed by the board as Executive Chairman and a director.  From the press release: Mr. N R […]

Posted in Business | Tagged business impact, Business Models, business process optimization, business strategy, cognizant, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India, Infosys, Infosys Technologies Ltd., management strategy, microsoft, N R Narayana Murthy, News Analysis, oracle, Outsourcing, Professional Services, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, Service Providers, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Sourcing, sourcing advisor, strategy, TCS, vendor strategy

Survey Results: Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Services Firms

Survey Results: Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Services Firms

By Michael Fauscette on September 9, 2012

Earlier this summer one of my clients, Deltek, sponsored IDC in a survey and white paper on current challenges and opportunities for professional services firms world wide. The phone survey of 280 consulting firms in the US, UK, Belgium, Scandinavia…

Posted in Business | Tagged Benchmarks, Deltek, Metrics, Professional Services, PS, PSA, SRP, Survey

Deltek Insight 2011

Deltek Insight 2011

By Michael Fauscette on May 19, 2011

The Spring 2011 user conference season is finally winding down and for me basically ended last week as I attended my fourth Deltek Insight user conference. Deltek, a company on a multi-year journey of transformation from a sleepy family run…

Posted in Business | Tagged Cloud, Deltek, erp, govcon, Insight, Professional Services, Project, SaaS

VMForce – What CIOs and others really need to think about

VMForce – What CIOs and others really need to think about

By Brian Sommer on April 27, 2010

Salesforce.com and VMWare made an announcement today that could auger big changes for Integrators, Outsourcers, Universities, IT professionals and CIOs. What was the fuss about VMForce?

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Cloud, CRM, Current Affairs, Future of Application Software, Implementing Technology, Outsourcing, Professional Services, SaaS, SaaS and Beyond, Selling Professional Services, Service Providers, Software development, Software Events, Software Vendors, software. applications, Think About IT

Friday’s Feature: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

Friday’s Feature: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

By R "Ray" Wang on April 24, 2010


Latest Release Provides Existing Customers Good Reasons To Upgrade
Redmond, WA based Microsoft Corporation announced its Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (a.k.a. GP 11) product on April 20th, 2010.  Available May 1st 2010 in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, the Middle East, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the announcement perfectly coincides […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Business process, business solutions, CRM, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Epicor, Epicor 9, Epicor Software, erp, Exact Software, Friday’s Feature, Great Plains, microsoft, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, MIcrosoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft.NET, product launch, Product Review, Professional Services, project based solutions, Public Sector, Retail, Sage Group, sage software, SCM, Software Vendors, supply chain, Technology / Software, two-tier ERP, user conference, User Experience

On-Premise ERP vendors: Your Partners are Abandoning You

On-Premise ERP vendors: Your Partners are Abandoning You

By Brian Sommer on April 15, 2010

Ann Landers frequently told readers to seek true love elsewhere. It looks like a number of big-name integrators, outsourcers, etc. have signed up with NetSuite, a SaaS application solution. It would appear that big service’s love for on-premise ERP is waning.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, Current Affairs, India & Services, netsuite, Professional Services, SaaS, SaaS and Beyond, Selling & Marketing Software, Selling Professional Services, Service Providers, Software Marketing, Software Vendors, The Applications Market, Think About IT

A lesson CA could teach other vendors

A lesson CA could teach other vendors

By Brian Sommer on March 25, 2010

CA knows a thing or two about governance – now they’ve got a book out on the subject. Even more interesting is how this publication serves to differentiate CA from other firms who speak of governance but can’t prove the depth of their competencies.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Auditing - Tax - Accounting, Current Affairs, GRC - Governance Risk Compliance, marketing, PPM - Project Portfolio Management, Professional Services, Selling & Marketing Software, Selling Professional Services, Software Marketing

oDesk and the inadvertent freelancer

oDesk and the inadvertent freelancer

By Brian Sommer on March 18, 2010

oDesk’s Brian Goler called to discuss the Inadvertent Freelancer concept. The discussion covered much more than oDesk’s abilities to help the modern freelancer.

Posted in Business | Tagged Contracting, Current Affairs, Elance, Freelancer, group dynamic, India & Services, oDesk, Professional Services, Service Providers, Software developer, Software Vendors

PSA/PPM Goes Vertical – Better Time to Value for ChangePoint Solutions

PSA/PPM Goes Vertical – Better Time to Value for ChangePoint Solutions

By Brian Sommer on March 16, 2010

Compuware Changepoint has created a faster time to value solution for technology firms. PSA and PPM solutions are getting deeper vertical chops.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Current Affairs, India & Services, PPM - Project Portfolio Management, Professional Services, project portfolio management, PSA - Professional Services Automation, Selling Professional Services, Service Providers, software as a service

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